Summer Brass Academy

Summer Brass Academy

Dates: June 21 - 27, 2026

The Jacobs Academy Summer Brass Academy is a weeklong opportunity for high school age and undergraduate brass players to work and perform alongside the brass faculty of the Jacobs School of Music. JSoM faculty will provide brass ensemble coaching, masterclasses and topics classes as well as faculty performances. The week will conclude with a concert featuring each participant and faculty members. 

Participation limited to 24 students (12 precollege and 12 undergraduate students) divided into two brass ensembles

Academy Faculty

 

American trumpeter Jason Bergman was appointed Associate Professor of Music (Trumpet) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 2022. He previously served as President of the International Trumpet Guild from 2021-2023. He is a Yamaha Artist and exclusively plays Yamaha trumpets.

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Brittany Lasch was appointed assistant professor of music in trombone at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 2023. With a deep commitment to education, Lasch has previously served as faculty at the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. She has also been a featured teacher and performer at summer festivals, including the Sewanee Music Festival and the DC Trombone Workshop, and she has presented master classes at universities across the country as well as internationally.

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Denise Tryon has served as associate professor of music in horn at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 2023. She was previously professor of horn at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Peabody Instate.

She joined the famed American Horn Quartet as fourth horn in 2019. Previously, she was fourth horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra and held positions with the Detroit, Baltimore, Columbus, and New World Symphonies.

Low Brass Faculty and Master Class Artists TBA

For more information, contact musicsp@iu.edu

 

2026 Fees and Deadlines

Fees

  • Tuition: $750
    • A $100 non-refundable registration fee is due at registration (credited towards the overall cost of tuition)
    • If you do not wish to pay tuition in full at the time of initial registration, please do not select the tuition option prior to completing registration, and select only the registration fee. Please be aware that tuition must be paid in full by the payment deadline in order to participate in the program.
  • Youth Housing (optional, includes meals): 2026 rates coming in late 2025
    • The posted rate covers housing from check-in on Sunday June 21 to check-out on Saturday June 27. 

*Included in the cost of housing is a Linen Package (including pillowcase, top and bottom sheet, two washcloths and towels; blankets and pillows available upon request)

  • Youth Commuter Meal Plan (optional, for youth participants not living in the dorms)
    • 2026 rates coming in late 2025
  • Undergraduate Adult Housing (Participants over 18, optional, does not include meals): 2026 rates coming in late 2025
    • The posted rate covers housing from check-in on Sunday June 21 to check-out on Saturday June 27. Additional nights may be purchased for an additional fee.

*Included in the cost of housing is a Linen Package (including pillowcase, top and bottom sheet, two washcloths and towels; blankets and pillows available upon request) and a complimentary 1-week parking permit.

  • Commuter Parking: $15
    • A 1-week parking pass is recommended for commuters. Dormitory residents will receive a complimentary 1-week permit.

Deadlines

  • Registration, Placement Recording, and Payment Due: May 1, 2026
  • Youth Participant Forms Due: May 20, 2026

Placement Recording

All students must submit a recording for brass ensemble placement. Your placement recording should be of a single piece of repertoire. Provide links to unedited recordings; YouTube preferred. (Note: the audition portal requires a file upload; please paste your YouTube links into a Word document or other text file and upload that file to the portal.) 

How to Apply

REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2026 WILL OPEN IN DECEMBER 2025

  1. Eligibility: Accepting pre-college and undergraduate students in trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, horn and tuba 
  2. Registration: Complete the online registration form and pay the Non-Refundable Registration Fee ($100) and tuition. 
    •  Your placement recording will not be reviwed if the registration fee is not paid.
    • If you do not wish to pay tuition in full at the time of initial registration, please do not select the tuition option prior to completing registration, and select only the registration fee. Please be aware that tuition must be paid in full by the payment deadline of May 15 in order to participate in the program.
    • Save your login information so you can easily go back to edit your registration/tuition payment.
  3. Placement Recording: Upload placement recording through the Jacobs School of Music Audition Portal. Please create a guest account if you do not already have one and select the "Jacobs Academy - Summer Brass Academy" option. (If you have issues accessing the audition portal please email musicsp@iu.edu)

Once you have completed the previous steps, please submit the Participant Agreement Form

Enrollment Limit: 24 participants

Cancellation Policy: Click here for our most up to date cancellation policy.

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